Update 1.4 - Patch Notes

Phantax

Finally, here are the patch notes for update 1.4 (subject to the usual changes) -

http://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/discussion/127711/pts-patch-notes-v1-4-0

OMFG !

:O

BBSooner

Wow, extensive, guess I know what I'm reading during compiles today.

Syndy

New VR Rank •In order to provide for new itemization and to ensure a better feeling of achievement in Dragonstar Arena, Sanctum Ophidia, and Upper Craglorn, the maximum Veteran Rank has been increased to 14.

You can now craft up to Veteran Rank 14 weapons and armor items.

Joy....................................

kieso

man wtf is up with ZOS and constant level cap raises? Just let us know where you plan the max cap to stay at for a bit so quite wasting resources making end game type gear.

YakoTaki

Nirnhoned Crafting Trait •A new crafting trait, Nirnhoned, has been discovered in Craglorn! The necessary trait items can be found rarely while harvesting in Upper Craglorn, and Nirnhoned equipment can be obtained by completing the main quest line in Upper Craglorn.

New VR Rank •In order to provide for new itemization and to ensure a better feeling of achievement in Dragonstar Arena, Sanctum Ophidia, and Upper Craglorn, the maximum Veteran Rank has been increased to 14.

No comment .

vyndral13preub18_ESO

Syndy wrote: »

New VR Rank •In order to provide for new itemization and to ensure a better feeling of achievement in Dragonstar Arena, Sanctum Ophidia, and Upper Craglorn, the maximum Veteran Rank has been increased to 14.

You can now craft up to Veteran Rank 14 weapons and armor items.
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Joy....................................

Im just hoping that they feel they have to give people something to do, and once seasonal gear and champion levels come out this nonsense will go away.... I hope.

Guppet

This patch seems to not be aware of the upcoming changes to the VR system. Where ZOS afraid it would run away, if it acknowledged the changes.

Why would you increase VR ranks before you remove them completely? Its like all of this was written well before you decided the changes need to be made.

Also the equipment requiring VR14, WTAF, that's going to be 5% (if your lucky) of your player base.

What the hell are they doing in the dev team, they must be wicked good at twiddling them thumbs now.

Xsorus

VR ranks will still exist in the new system.

They're just removing VR experience. the VR Ranks are mainly a way to separate gear and such.

kieso

Ability Altering Enchantments •We’ve added powerful new ability altering enchantments that can drop on weapons found in the Dragonstar Arena, the Serpent Trial in difficult mode, and from the Alliance War Leaderboards. •Grand Healing: This ability now restores stamina to allies in the area.
•Cleave: This ability deals bonus damage on the initial hit.
•Puncture: This ability heals the caster.
•Twin Slashes: This ability deals additional bleed damage every tick.
•Poison Arrow: This ability increases your weapon damage when attacking enemies affected by Poison Arrow.
•Destructive Touch: This ability deals more damage and costs less.

No words for this..

Phantax

6 new 'group' delves !
I suppose it would have been too much to hope that maybe one of them could have been for solo players !

UPrime

kieso wrote: »

man wtf is up with ZOS and constant level cap raises? Just let us know where you plan the max cap to stay at for a bit so quite wasting resources making end game type gear.

It's for those already at the cap, with maxed out gear. Keep moving the carrot further to keep you moving. The Vet system rework will make it easier for those that arn't at the cap yet, so that you don't have to play catchup, of rather, fall even further behind. Until then though, it is what it is.

UPrime

Guppet wrote: »

This patch seems to not be aware of the upcoming changes to the VR system. Where ZOS afraid it would run away, if it acknowledged the changes.

Why would you increase VR ranks before you remove them completely? Its like all of this was written well before you decided the changes need to be made.

Also the equipment requiring VR14, WTAF, that's going to be 5% (if your lucky) of your player base.

What the hell are they doing in the dev team, they must be wicked good at twiddling them thumbs now.

Since Phase 2 where they change the XP formula for Vets is not going to be until Update 5 at the earliest (which will not hit live for 2.5 months still) they have to do something. People at the cap need something to do.

Disclaimer, my highest char is vet 8. So I'm even further behind, but it doesn't matter. Plus when they do the vet to champ change over, you'll just have that many more champ points when you first log in.

ZOS_LeroyW

Hey all, we've moved this thread to the PTS subforum as we feel it's a better fit. Additionally, we removed the patch notes from the opening post, as a link to them has already been provided. Please feel free to continue discussing the notes, thanks!

Muletide

I just got my main to VR12 last night. Looks like I'll be putting those legendary tempers bank in the bank...

kitsinni

So to everyone that just redid their sets a couple weeks ago .. here i a big middle finger to you do them again!

Is the VR14 gear going to have new mats? What about enchants? Did I just miss that part? They recently changed the top tier enchants from 10-14 to 10-12 so does that mean we have to go gather a bunch of new mats now?

I guess it makes sense if there is one thing the majority of the community hated it was increased VR levels so it would make sense that they would go ahead and increase VR levels.

CaptainSilverbrow

Mein Gott... I just realized that despite not having our (EP) VR12 PvP vendor yet, we're already waiting on Zenimax for VR14 PvP gear. The horror...